A man and a woman carrying game and fruit respectively. Engraving by J. Summerfield, 1801, after F. Snyders.
- Snyders, Frans, 1579-1657.
- Date:
- Feb.y 11th. 1801
- Reference:
- 3063459i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
Possibly two portraits presented as two estate workers bringing the fruits of the estate to the house. The man carries a dead deer over his shoulder and holds in the crook of his arm a basket overflowing with dead game birds. The woman carries on her head a flat basket holding pears, plums, grapes etc.
Publication/Creation
London (at no. 9, Southampton Street, Strand) : Published by J. Summerfield, Feb.y 11th. 1801.
Physical description
1 print : engraving, with etching ; image 49.5 x 47.5 cm
Lettering
Rubens & his wife. Painted by Rubens & Snyders. Engraved by J. Summerfield, late pupil to F. Bartolozzi R.A.
In the centre below, the arms of the 4th Earl of Aylesford (1751-1812; the then owner of the painting), with the motto Aperto vivere voto
Edition
[State with open lettering and before addition of dedication to the 4th Earl of Aylesford].
References note
David Alexander, 'A cosmopolitan engraver in London: Francesco Bartolozzi's studio 1763-1802', Print quarterly, 2018, 35: 6-26
Reference
Wellcome Collection 3063459i
Creator/production credits
Alexander (op. cit. p. 20) cites this print as evidence for Summerfield's pupillage with F. Bartolozzi
Reproduction note
After a painting in the same direction, in the Iveagh Bequest, Kenwood House, London, where it is currently (2018) attributed to Snyders alone
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Location Status Access Closed stores